[ For Mafuyu, a sword wielding puppet isn't as scary a thought as what voice would come out of Lil Cal's mouth, but she isn't a seasoned swordsman. She's not any sort of swordsman, no memories coming from the bokken she'd received from Retrospec and she'd eventually tossed it aside to learn boxing instead, downgrading the wooden sword into a practice baseball bat in her backyard. It's this very ineffective baseball swing of a slash that she does with Dave's sword— her swing barely brushes the top of Lil Cal's head and—-
[ Mafuyu grits her teeth at the sound of metal on metal, struggling back to her feet even as she remains doubled over because what the hell, why can a puppet fight? Reason number 23094837 why she should keep a lighter with her at all times. But she doesn't have the ability to create fire, only her ninja stars and brass knuckles— the ability to cause destruction, and even if Lil Cal is too quick for her to fight, that doesn't mean she's left without a target.
Brass knuckles on.
Fist meets wall.
Again and again, until large chunks of stone wall crumbling down and the roof above their heads shake with the weakening support. ]
It's a cave in! Shove that thing over to the other side and we can cut it off from us!
[ dave is nothing if not good at following along with plans set up by somewhat bossy girls? or girls who know what they are doing. immediately he slices and presses cal to the other side, before flash-stepping back to mafuyu, ready to get her out of harm's way as well, since.
[ Mafuyu is very good at pretending she knows what she's doing, most things working out for her whenever her plans are put into motion, and things that don't work out get dealt with as it happens— like indoor cave-ins that start exactly how she intended, burying the puppet in stone and dust that unfortunately proceeds to fill the air as unintended, making it hard to breathe or see or yell to Dave that they have to get going before however many hidden stories of Retrospec floors cave in over their heads.
In a game, or a movie, it's a linear progression where they run towards the end of the hall in a bid for freedom. But this is life, and everything collapses all at once, Mafuyu pulling the collar of her shirt over her nose and mouth and bracing herself for—- dirt, roots, SO MANY WORMS. And on top of all of that, water rushing in from overhead, as the ground near the river sinks and fills in the space below, however deep into the forest they've managed to come. ]
[ MAFUYU SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MAKE PLANS. anyway, dave tries to grab mafuyu to jet for...open air...which mostly is going to involve trying to fly up through the river and dirt and everything else into, like, not that.
there is no way they are getting out of this not a complete mess, lord. ]
[ IT'S DO OR DIE, DAVE she would rather die by her own hand than by puppet nonsense, so this is fine. There's nothing she can do aside from get dragged up from hell, not even being able to scream without getting dirt in her mouth, so it's blessed silence until they finally emerge from the ground, the mud sloshing all around them like quicksand and the river water, instead of washing them clean, just lets the mud soak in deeper into everything they're wearing.
They're a complete mess, but they're alive? Yes. ]
She's really happy to be back on solid ground, in a wide open space instead of surrounded by walls and puppets on all sides; even if it is the forest they somehow ended up in, she's not going to question that. ]
At least the heroes have to live, or they can't wring money out of sequels... [ Being the hero of her own life isn't something she ever questioned, so. Up on her feet, stretching her legs and making sure everything still works. ] Why'd we end up here, anyways? If we kept going, think we could've made it past the forest and out of the city?
[ She's pretty sure she's been outside the city at one point in her life, but at the mention of something out in the distance, that's all but forgotten to starting running for it. ]
I thought I'd gone through every square inch of the forest— didn't know there was something here! Let's go see!
[ Alright, time to parent up all the way back to the main post to remind myself what the heck this end prize of a bunker was all about in the first place. Mafuyu's never known caution in her life, so she bounds up to the structure without really looking around, and hauls herself up on top of the bunker's roof instead of the door that's right there, muttering something about not even being able to see the Towers past all the trees. ]
That's the blue Retrospec flower symbol thing on the door, right? Think this is where they kept all those bazookas and machine guns from before?
[ An armory would've been cooler, but with all the monsters and memory nonsense and other equally questionable/illegal developments associated with Retrospec, it doesn't surprise her that they might have started out hidden in the middle of the woods.
Mafuyu jumps off the roof and follows Dave inside, fists raised in preparation to fight whatever's inside that might've been woken up by all her stomping around on the rooftop. Her experience with video games tells her abandoned buildings are where wild animals and other creatures take refuge, especially when the door had opened so easily, so she's ready to fight the dragon or troll or—- She sneezes, dropping her stance, defeated by dust. ]
Man, no one's been here in forever. I'm gonna check out that desk, see if there's any spare markers I can nab.
Dunno, how old do you think this stuff is? They even have those spinny phones.
[ With a rotary dial that she turns with her finger, marveling at how clunky the telephone is, and the fact it has a cord of all things. There's nothing of note around the desk though, so she joins Dave at the door, glancing up at the little animal symbols on each one she passes. ]
Better a zoo than a museum... What'd you find in here?
Uh...looks like family charts and some kinda contract.
"Clarence Vanderweele, Georgia Mahoney, Phillip Spinnato and Myrtle Cavendish will embark on a venture to begin saving worlds that are being destroyed across the universe. They will organize rescue teams to scout various worlds and collect "seeds", though what this entirely means isn't made clear. These seeds will then be brought to a safe haven to foster and grow to preserve the worlds while the four founders of the city design the new universe."
[ Those names should be familiar to her if she'd paid any attention of everything that went down the last couple months, but alas. Mafuyu just wrinkles her nose after hearing it all. ]
Sounds like a synopsis for some sci-fi botany movie.
Doubt it; I wasn't rescued from anywhere. [ More like, people need rescuing from her or something ] Seeds are seeds, right? Maybe they're talking about the apples and lemons and stuff that grew faces, those sound alien enough.
[ Dave is talking to somebody who gives him this stupid blank look, do you think Mafuyu knows what a metaphor is, let alone can recognize one? (no) ]
That's annoying. People should just say what they mean; if they mean a person, say person, if they mean a seed, say seed. I don't really get all this stuff, so you'd better just take a picture of all that and find someone else to discuss things with.
[ She knows she's not the best at figuring things out, she can admit that. Also because this thread will literally go nowhere trying to talk to someone who is the intellectual equivalent of a brick wall, so it can be wrapped up soon to focus on the other 234098163 threads we'll probably have together. ]
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the puppet disappears
she turns
and gets booted in the stomach, down she goes ]
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[ at least it means dave unfreezes. he flashsteps over and snags his sword, standing in front of her and waiting for the next attack - there.
there's a flicker-flash of dave again, and a clash of metal as two swords come together. ]
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Brass knuckles on.
Fist meets wall.
Again and again, until large chunks of stone wall crumbling down and the roof above their heads shake with the weakening support. ]
It's a cave in! Shove that thing over to the other side and we can cut it off from us!
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[ dave is nothing if not good at following along with plans set up by somewhat bossy girls? or girls who know what they are doing. immediately he slices and presses cal to the other side, before flash-stepping back to mafuyu, ready to get her out of harm's way as well, since.
cave-in.
they are also inside.
KIND OF DANGEROUS ]
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In a game, or a movie, it's a linear progression where they run towards the end of the hall in a bid for freedom. But this is life, and everything collapses all at once, Mafuyu pulling the collar of her shirt over her nose and mouth and bracing herself for—- dirt, roots, SO MANY WORMS. And on top of all of that, water rushing in from overhead, as the ground near the river sinks and fills in the space below, however deep into the forest they've managed to come. ]
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there is no way they are getting out of this not a complete mess, lord. ]
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They're a complete mess, but they're alive? Yes. ]
...Fuck you, Retrospec. Hope you all drown.
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[ THERE WAS EVEN THE DRAMATIC ONE-LINER, DAMN. he carefully sets them both on their feet on the ground, though? ]
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She's really happy to be back on solid ground, in a wide open space instead of surrounded by walls and puppets on all sides; even if it is the forest they somehow ended up in, she's not going to question that. ]
At least the heroes have to live, or they can't wring money out of sequels... [ Being the hero of her own life isn't something she ever questioned, so. Up on her feet, stretching her legs and making sure everything still works. ] Why'd we end up here, anyways? If we kept going, think we could've made it past the forest and out of the city?
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I'm not sure, but - oh, hey. I think I see somethin' over there? [ A MYSTERIOUS FOREST BUNKER AHOY ]
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I thought I'd gone through every square inch of the forest— didn't know there was something here! Let's go see!
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[ THEY'RE GONNA GET MUDDY WATER ALL OVER THIS BUNKER...oh well. dave heads over, cautiously and hoping nothing else attacks them for the love of god ]
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That's the blue Retrospec flower symbol thing on the door, right? Think this is where they kept all those bazookas and machine guns from before?
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Dunno. Maybe it's where the building used to be? Back in the days of...yore...yeah no clue. Let's just check it out.
[ dave, somehow the more normal of the two, will open the door. ]
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Mafuyu jumps off the roof and follows Dave inside, fists raised in preparation to fight whatever's inside that might've been woken up by all her stomping around on the rooftop. Her experience with video games tells her abandoned buildings are where wild animals and other creatures take refuge, especially when the door had opened so easily, so she's ready to fight the dragon or troll or—- She sneezes, dropping her stance, defeated by dust. ]
Man, no one's been here in forever. I'm gonna check out that desk, see if there's any spare markers I can nab.
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[ ...he picks rabbit because rabbits are cool, glancing around at the dusty abode and making a face. ]
Did they even have markers whenever this was built...?
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[ With a rotary dial that she turns with her finger, marveling at how clunky the telephone is, and the fact it has a cord of all things. There's nothing of note around the desk though, so she joins Dave at the door, glancing up at the little animal symbols on each one she passes. ]
Better a zoo than a museum... What'd you find in here?
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"Clarence Vanderweele, Georgia Mahoney, Phillip Spinnato and Myrtle Cavendish will embark on a venture to begin saving worlds that are being destroyed across the universe. They will organize rescue teams to scout various worlds and collect "seeds", though what this entirely means isn't made clear. These seeds will then be brought to a safe haven to foster and grow to preserve the worlds while the four founders of the city design the new universe."
So, sounds like some kinda mission statement?
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Sounds like a synopsis for some sci-fi botany movie.
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I think those are the names of the Founders? So...this is...something to do with the Founders. Huh. Are we the "seeds"??
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That's annoying. People should just say what they mean; if they mean a person, say person, if they mean a seed, say seed. I don't really get all this stuff, so you'd better just take a picture of all that and find someone else to discuss things with.
[ She knows she's not the best at figuring things out, she can admit that. Also because this thread will literally go nowhere trying to talk to someone who is the intellectual equivalent of a brick wall, so it can be wrapped up soon to focus on the other 234098163 threads we'll probably have together. ]
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[ AND THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT THEY DO ]